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1-6 Vocab
1. Gesture (a movement of part of the body a hand or the head) 2. Expelling ( deprive of a membership of or involvement in a school or organization) 3. Perseverance (steadfast in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success) 4. Scarcity (to avoid a difficult situation) 5. Desolate (deserted of people and in a state of bleak 6. Perimeter (the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure) 7. Juvie a juvenile delinquent) 8. Cot (a type of bed in particular) 9. Grimace (an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face) 10. Expelling (to force someone out of school)
Chapters 7-9 vocab:
1. Shaft p. 26A long narrow part or section forming the handle) 2. Defective p. 26(A person especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. 3. Lukewarm p. 26(A liquid or food that should be hot) 4. Forlorn p. 30(Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely) 5. Sow p. 30(Plant by scattering it on the Earth)
6. Predatory p. 42(animal preying naturally on others) 7. Staggered p. 36(To walk or move unsteadily) 8. Spat p. 37(A pretty quarrel) 9. Grimaced p. 39(A substance or other agent that destroys harmful monograms.) 10. Upholstery p. 44(Soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as armchairs and sofas)
1. Piercing- seeming to cut through one.
2. Glisten- shines; glitter.
3. Metallic- relating to, or resembling metal or metals
4. Compound- an area enclosed by a fence
5. Cab- The driver's compartment in a truck, bus, or train.
Chapter 16-21 vocab
1.Condemned (guilty of a criminal act or wrong)
2. Canvas (a strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, cotton, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting : [as adj. ] a canvas bag.
3.Unclasped (unfasten)
4. Hearth (the floor of a fireplace)
5.Recede (go or move back or further away from a previous position)
1. hazy lackingdistinctnessor clarity; vague; indefinite; obscure;confused:a hazy idea.) 2. state (the condition of a person or thing, aswith respecttocircumstances or attributes:a stateof health.) 3. cross-refrences ( a referencefromonepart of a book,index, or the like, to relatedmaterial,as a word orillustration, in another part.) 4. ignitions (the actor fact of igniting;state of being ignited.) 5. revved (toaccelerate sharplythespeed of (an engine or the like)(often fol.byup ).
1. Refuge (The shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.) 2. Altitude (The height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, esp. above sea level on earth. 3. Footholds (A place or support for the feet; a place where a person may stand or walk securely. 4. Gloppier (More than full of glop) 5. Gully (A ditch or gutter.)
1. Adjacent-Next to or adjoining something else.
2. Indistinct- out of focus, fuzzy, hazy, misty hard to hear.
3. Distinctive- characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from other.
4. Ward- characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from other
5. Raspy- a coarse file or similar metal tool with a roughened surface for scraping
Spigot- a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a faucet.
Pronounced- very noticeable or marked; conspicuous
Commotion-a state of confused and noisy disturbance
Initials- the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's name or a word forming
Holes
1-6 Vocab
1. Gesture (a movement of part of the body a hand or the head)
2. Expelling ( deprive of a membership of or involvement in a school or organization)
3. Perseverance (steadfast in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success)
4. Scarcity (to avoid a difficult situation)
5. Desolate (deserted of people and in a state of bleak
6. Perimeter (the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure)
7. Juvie a juvenile delinquent)
8. Cot (a type of bed in particular)
9. Grimace (an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face)
10. Expelling (to force someone out of school)
Chapters 7-9 vocab:
1. Shaft p. 26A long narrow part or section forming the handle)
2. Defective p. 26(A person especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes.
3. Lukewarm p. 26(A liquid or food that should be hot)
4. Forlorn p. 30(Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely)
5. Sow p. 30(Plant by scattering it on the Earth)
6. Predatory p. 42(animal preying naturally on others)
7. Staggered p. 36(To walk or move unsteadily)
8. Spat p. 37(A pretty quarrel)
9. Grimaced p. 39(A substance or other agent that destroys harmful monograms.)
10. Upholstery p. 44(Soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as armchairs and sofas)
1. Piercing- seeming to cut through one.
2. Glisten- shines; glitter.
3. Metallic- relating to, or resembling metal or metals
4. Compound- an area enclosed by a fence
5. Cab- The driver's compartment in a truck, bus, or train.
Chapter 16-21 vocab
1.Condemned (guilty of a criminal act or wrong)
2. Canvas (a strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, cotton, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting : [as adj. ] a canvas bag.
3.Unclasped (unfasten)
4. Hearth (the floor of a fireplace)
5.Recede (go or move back or further away from a previous position)
1. hazy lacking distinctness or clarity; vague; indefinite; obscure;confused: a hazy idea.)
2. state (the condition of a person or thing, as with respect tocircumstances or attributes: a state of health.)
3. cross-refrences ( a reference from one part of a book, index, or the like, to relatedmaterial, as a word or illustration, in another part.)
4. ignitions (the act or fact of igniting; state of being ignited.)
5. revved (to accelerate sharply the speed of (an engine or the like)(often fol. by up ).
1. Refuge (The shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.)
2. Altitude (The height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, esp. above sea level on earth.
3. Footholds (A place or support for the feet; a place where a person may stand or walk securely.
4. Gloppier (More than full of glop)
5. Gully (A ditch or gutter.)
1. Adjacent-Next to or adjoining something else.
2. Indistinct- out of focus, fuzzy, hazy, misty hard to hear.
3. Distinctive- characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from other.
4. Ward- characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from other
5. Raspy- a coarse file or similar metal tool with a roughened surface for scraping
Spigot- a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a faucet.
Pronounced- very noticeable or marked; conspicuous
Commotion-a state of confused and noisy disturbance
Initials- the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's name or a word forming
Strenuous -requiring or using great exertion